Apparatus for perforating master music-sheets.



H. M; SALYER.- I APPARATUS IOR PBRI 0RATI I IG MASTER MUSIC SHEETS.

' .APPLIUATION FILED JUN 16, 1907. I I

- Patented Apr.13,1909.

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. 'H. M. SALYER. I APBARATUS FOR PERFORATING- MASTER MUSIQ SHEETSQ,

APPLIUATIOE FILED JUNE 15, 1907. r

Patented Apr. 13, 1909'. v

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H. M. SALYER. AEPARATUS FOR PEREORATING MASTER MUSIC SHEETS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15, 1907-.

Patented Apr. 13, 1.909.

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nmmuunilmumu IIIIIIII E21. IIII IIIIIIIIIII .H. M. SAT-YER. v APPARATUS FOR PERFORATING MASTER MUSIG SHEETS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE '15, 1907.

Patented Apr-13, 1909.

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APPARATUS FOR PERFORATING MASTER MUSIG SHEETS. APPLICATION PILEf) JUIIIB 15, 1907.

918,375, Patented Apr. 13, 1909.-

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I I vHar/yfl UNITE smirns PA rE-NT onnron HARRY M. SALYER, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNQR TO AMERICAN rnaroai'rni) MUSIC I GO.,-A CORPORATION or ew roan urns-Amos Foa rEnnonATme MASTER MUSIC-SHEETS.

Toaflwhoia'it'maycomem; Be it known that-I, HARRY M'.--SALYER, a-

. citizen of the United States; and resident 'of Newark, inthe *county of Essex and, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful-Improvements in Apparatus for Perforating Master Music-Sheets, of which set forth and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to. be hadto theaccompanynigdrawings forming parthereof wherein,

Figure l is'a side elevation of an appara-' tus embodying my invention,: the key-board bein removed, Fig; 2 isa partly broken plan view showing a portion-of the. key'-" board in position, F' ;3 isan end view of the H12 chine,- partly. roken,.looking from the r .it in Fig. 1, the key-boardbemg. remove? 'Fig. 4 is an enlarged Vertical Sec- I tion of the sheets uncb ngfdevioe, F 5

is a section on the ine 5, ,inFigr ,look- .ing in the direction of; the arrows, F 6 is a vertical section, enlarged, through the punch operatingdevices, .Big. '7 is a detail perspective view-of the. punch controlling device, Fig. 8 is a similarview of art of the device forcontroliingthe punch or producing. rows of perforations near the edges of the sheet, 9 .is a'detailsectional view illustrating the manual key-controlling device of a circuitfor a punch, and F 1g; 10 1s a diagrammatic viewillustrating an arra ement of circuits and magnets control ed by the manual keys.-

Similar characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in the several views. .1

. The numeral 1 indicates a suitableframe or casing provided with a-takeupiroll 'or drum 2 carried by a shaft 3 suitably .journaled inframe 1. Roll 2 is shown provided near its opposite ends with a series ofpins 4 suitably spaced apart toienter perforations 5 near opposite edges of the sheet 6 to be perforated, whereby said pins may pull the sheet over a suitable late 7 from a sup} ply reel. Roll 2 is to e rotated step by step to advance'the sheet 6 as hereinafter Specification ofLetters Batent.

- Application fi1ed June'15, 1907. semiizo. 379,144.

Patented April 13, IQOQ.

ex ained. The sheet 6 before reaching r0 1' 2-passes across the guide'S, that is supported by and extends across frame 1, and which is provided with a suitable series of holes 8 that respectively receive the punches 9, which are shown extending in a'straight line, guide 8 being shown provided with a lower-series of holes 8} for the punches, for .freely guiding said unches to have vertical movement .(see igs. 4 and 6). The sheet 6 also passes under a die 10 secured upon frame 1 over guide 8 with a sufiicientv spacebetween them for the passage of sheet 6, said-diebeing provided with holes 10" .alined with holes 8* for the passage of punches 9 through said holes and the sheet for perforating the latter. The upper part of ,die 10, is shown troughlike at 10 to receive-the punched out pieces from sheet 6.

{Tocausethe punches9- to perforate the 6 as required I provide the following arrangement:Each punch 9 has a projec-.

tion or pin 11 adapted to restnpon a-fiange 12 shown supported beneath guide 8, and saidpinsslide in .guidinggrooves 13 verti-- 'cally dis osed in' a bar 14: extending across I the ,fra e beneath guide 8, whereby the punches niay slide freely and are kept from rotatingf. Beneath the punches 9 is-a reciprocative head .15 extendingacross the frame and suitably guided at its ends, which head l 15 is shown pivotally connected by a suitable link or turn-buckle'lG with an eccentric 17 on drive shaft 18 that is journaled in frame 1 and shown providedwith a pulley. 19 re ceiving a belt 20 from a suitable motor or otherdriving device 21, whereby-said head may f'bereciprocated'at the desired speed continuously during operation. Head 15 is provided with, a series of horizontally disosed slots orguides 1'5 Fig. 4) which may lie provided between lugs 15F formed on the upper ed 'e. of head 15 and corresponding lugs 22f epending from a plate or bar 22 securedv over head 15. Plate 22 has-holes 22 receiving punches 9 and engages pins l lto.-

pull the unchesfrom sheet 6 as head 15 descends. he slots or guides 15 of head 15 'receive'slides 23 located beneath and in the plane'ofpunches 9 but normally held retracted from beneath said punches, and arranged to be moved or pushed-forwardly beneath the punches according to thejpcrforations desired to be. made in sheet 6. To limit the motion of slides 23 .in' oppositeconnected a link 25 "which-is pivotally con-.

directions I provide a bar 24 secured to and extendmg-alonghead l5 and entering rewhose circuits are controlled by nianual keys as follows: 'l-o. each slide 23 is pivotally nected at its outer end to a bell-cranklever 2ti-pirotally supported upon a crbss-jbar27 extendlng across frame 1, and the outer arms'of said levers 26 are Connected by rods 28 witharmature's 29 of electro magnets 29,

springs 30 connected withg bars 27 and act-' ing upon levers'26serving normally to push -.-said-levers backto withdraw slides 23 from under the correspondingpunches 9 and move a The series of magnets 29--(one for each lever ;-gea rf 53 -secured:on shaft 3, and at 54 1s a dog'to acti1ate=said ratchet and carried by a the armatures from the magnets. 3 The levers 26 are shownmade 'offlat metal twisted at their outer ends and having holes receivihg rods 28, nuts "28 on said rodsadjustably connecting them with saidlev'ers." 'For convenience of assembling" andlocatingfthe parts there may be 'any'desired number.- of.

bars :27 carrying levers 26 suitably disposed .thereon to permit all the'links25te extend forwardly to their corresponding slides .23.

26) may be suitably'disposednpon shelves or supports 31 carried byframe 1,th'e location of magnets 29 and levers"2 6 bei ng such as to mostsuitably locate the'parts'inop'erat ing relation. The manual keys'32; 33, which 'may be arranged ,on a key-board A at o'ne side of frame 1,in manner similar td'the manual-keys in 'a piano-action, are each adapted'to make and 'breakthe-circuit of a difi'erent magnet-29,*and for-"this pur ose the wires'34 from the' di-fi'erent' magnets ead to corresponding c ntest -35 b'ne tl the keys, adapted-tobe-engzggedby a contact 36" carried on the under $1 e of each key (see Figs. 9' and 10) and for convenience of winng I have shown theeompaniomcontacts '37 jrespectively connected fwith=conductors 38', 39

:which'respectively-"connectby, conductors 40,

41 with ground conductors 42,43 ;to which the diflerent series of magnets on theshelves 31 connect as by conductors 44(Eigl10), a

enerator 45 and suitable switc 46 being included in the circuit," The twdconductors 42, 43 are shown'connected b conductor 47 (Big. 1). Conductor 38 an 32 and connect with a 'propriate magnets 29,

while conductor 39 an the associate contacts venience in locating the parts and to economize space, and the rods 28 from the lower series of'magnets pass through openings 3h in the shelf above them." W hen any key 18 depressedgits contacts 35, 36, 37 will close the,

circuit of the corresponding magnet whose i the associate contacts 35, 37 lie 'underthe series of keys when-the key is released the circuit will be broken and springBO will cause the slide to bewithdrawn from under the punch,

armature upon being attracted WilL eause The two slides 23 at the extreme ends of v the series of punches are designed to pii'n'ch the series of holes 5 near thetedges of sheet 6, and are therefore not controlled by'magnets butfare normally held pushed forward.

under their respective punches 9 by springs 28. suitably connected with frame land acting upon bell-crank levers 26 connectedby links 25- withxsa'id punches, which-levers are pivotally carried upon cross bar 27 (see Figs. land 8). The slides 23 are pushed back to prevent operation of their punches at certain times and in accordance with the distanc'edesired between the perforations 5 of music sheet 6. A

-To=cause-.the required travel of sheet 6 over-punches 9 and to control the operation of the punches through the music sheet I providethel'following arrangement: At '50 is a ratchet wheel journaled upon frame 1,

as upon a'pi vot or stud 51, and to said wheel isconnected-apinion 52'that meshes with a "slide -rodf.55 guided in suitable bearings 56 of -fr'a'me 'landcarrying a spring 54 acting upon 'd'og 54 to normally move said dog toward ratchet 50. A spring 55 connecting rod-'55iwithframe 1 tends to normally keep said rod elevated and take up slack in the joints. Atj57 is a lover or arm, shown in the form of a bell-crank,pivotally supportedl uponframe'l, as at 58, and having its "up er' end bearin against dog 54 and norma lygheld towar said dog, as by a spring '59 of greater tension than spring 54, and

the opposite" arm of said lever is connected by a rod'orlink 60 with-La suitable pedal'fil to'be controlled bythe foot of the operator. Rod 55 is to be'reciprocated by shaft 18, and for this purpose is pivotally connected-by a itman '62 with a crank pin 63 on said shaft.

hen the parts-are in the'normal position shown in' Fig. l and shaft 18 revolves, the head 15,'rod 55 and dog 54 will reciprocate without 0 crating ratchet. 50, but when'the pedal is. epressed arm 57 will swing backrom engagement with dog 54 and permit. said dog to engage ratchet 50 to; thereby cause rotation of roll or drum 2 in "the direction'of the arrow a,..to feed music sheet (3 forward. 'As it is not required that. the per- "forations 5 at the edges of sheet 6 be so near together as the music perforations (3 of said sheet may be, the endmostslides 23" are held back from beneath their respective punches at certain times, and for this purpose I provide 11 on the roll or drum 2 at 'one end atoothe or notche l' wheel or disk gageratche't 50 and shown carr edby a shaft 64: against which a finger 65 is-ada ted to act, said finger beingshown. carries by a i'ock shaft 66 extending across frame '1 adjacent roll 2. Said shaft also carries arms or fingers 67 whose upper ends are in line with the slides 23 and bear against the'same respectively. -When finger 65 enters a notch in disk orwheel 64: the -slides 23? will be pushed forwardly by their springs 28" um (ler-the corresponding punches Q-a'nd then iipon the next rise of head L5 holes 5 will be punched in sheet 6 nearopposite edges, but

when the surface portion 64*,enga es 65 the latter willhepushed-backan through..-

its shaft 66 will cause the fingers 67 to push slides 23 back from under theiF-purrehesuntil another notch of disk 64: 3.1ineS.\Vlth the endof finger 65,:when will again move fori'vardly to cause theirpuriches to punch holes 5in sheet'.6. To hold slides 23 .pushed back from under their respective punchescatcwill, I haveshown arm 68 secured on shaft 66 adapted to-be-engaged by a lever orarm 69' pivoted uponiframe 1-, as at .70, suitable ;means,' such as ,agfrictional' device or'expanding spring 71, being provided to hold the arm I 69 in set; ositiom, In the position shown in F i 6'-.t 1e finger iio andslides 23 will be free operate, I but {when arm 69 is moved forivardly. at j the top to push-arm 68 to the-leftin Rig. 6finger65 will he kept from engagement with'disk; 64 and slides 23 .will be] ushed'back from un der their punches an he1dr etractedI- By this -means suitable adjustment of; sheet 6 may be made while" head .65. continues-to reciprocate without perforating the sheet. A

.' shaft 72 j ournaledin frame 1 betweenguide 8 and roll 2 guides sheetfito the latter. Said shaft is'eccentrically'supported as by eccentric screws or studs 72!, and'may be :held in set positionhy semi-i2; :By-V shift-' ing the position:of shaftl-im,the length of sheet 6 between punchesfiand on roll the key-board framing 2 may be regulated softhat ho es,-' 5 ,.of-sheet 6 will properly-engage said pins, itbem'g understood that the number-of holes 5 1n; sheet 6 between punches 9 and pinslelmust be a multiple of the distance between 4.; "It is de igned, that the o rator mayrnle -f termine the number; of perfo rationsjfif to be made in the sheet at .any'ti1ne Qty-"assistance of an audible'signal produced-at eachfeed ing stroke ofd0g 5 4=, and fonthis purpose I provide a spring-finger 73 adapted to en 74 supported in a bear' 75 carried u on i and .held =ri gid by a screw 7 5 carried by bearing 75 ,'a finger 76 on shaft 75 permitting convenient turn-,

ing of shaft 74 for adjusting the tension of finger 7 3 against ratchet 50. By thii uneans. each, time that ratchet 50; is turned a step the click of finger 73 tooth to tooth of the ratchet will produce alt-audible signalwhich the operator will note in counting the time for holding OIIPTOl'llIOl'G of the manual keys depressed and for causing dogIA to reciprocate. i p v '57 indicates a shield below roll 2 to guard sheet 6.as it'drops'fron roll I y.

The operation oflperfoi a'tlng the, music sheet in accordance jlitll any improvements may hedescribed'as"follower Tlie sheetbe;- 7 'ing laid over plate '7 passes-between gmdevs 8 and die-10,.over shaft 72,' and upon roll oudriun 2 and holes'5 of the sheet are engaged with the pins 4, and then the sheet is-inposition 'to be perforated. Shaft 18 having been started, the operator then 80- Places ifinger upon the desired key y .3, whereuponcircuit of the col-re:

spending magnet or magnets will -be closcd at 35,136, 37 and their corresponding armatures will be drawn; down and through the 8 5 respective levers 26 and links 'the'corresponding slides'23 willbepushed forward under the corresponding punches 9, head 15- and rod h5 willreciprocate but sheet 6 will not advance\ ber 'of holes .GFtvhile the fingers remain upon.

the keys,pedal 61 is depressed which causes 4 the upper end of arm 5, to move back from dogjfytiand thereupon said dog engages- 95.- ratche't' 50, andfor each downward stroke of the dog said ratchet is turned the distance of onertoothwhich causes roll or drum 2 to -.advance correspondingly and by its pins 4' I engaging holes 5 pulls the music-sheet 6 under die 10, said sheet stepping definite and equal distances, and the operator counts bythe audible sound from thelsounder the number-of operating strokes required ,of

"dog 'SQ ai-id -Wvhen the operator has counted 1 05 l the desirednumberof strokes of the punches he;releases'lthe'treadle, and arm 57 withdrau 's dog ii lffromiratch et 50 which then be 'comesjinopezfative-while head 15 and dog 54 measure or time of the musical composition may,require; The-operator Willagain select 1'26 and hold down the required keys,joperate. the -pedal r to" cause the desired-member of punch holes to be made, andthen release the 'pedal, and so'on-according'to the'perfora tions required in-the music sheet. During such -operation the required, holes 5 in the sheetwill be punched each time that finger 65 drops i'nto a-notch in disk 64, and the re]: tion of the parts may be such that the holes :To advance sheet (land-to 90 cause the punches to punch-the desired nuin- 5'Will be punched-a distance corresponding 13o T to ave consecutive perforations-6 in sheet 6,

. latter perforations; 5 The relation. ofeccen-v trio 1? to crank fpinf53 is 'suchthat dog 54 or in other desired'definite number as tothe will not operatively' engage 'a th of ratchet 50 on the'idOW-i Stroke Iuntil head has pulled the. punches 9 down "through sheet 6, whereupon dog 54 'on' the continued For 'produhing -spaces in" sheet 6 appropriate to the mus cal notationof the co npo .sition, the operator will not depress -the manual keyswhile thepedal is depressed to cause dog 54 and ratchet 50 toturn roll 2 to advance the sheet therequired distance. d an-balmy nv nti w Having now l. apparatiis} 4 music sheets, c omp.ri'sing' a reciprocative head, a

. theirlres'pe tivepunches, a' takeup roll "pro-- 11 ww P r a d; S etnieansfpr rotatingsaid 'rollifstep. by step plurality J of 1" punches; independentv thereof,

mea'nsffor continuously reciprocating said head, 'mans'jfori-guiding thepunches, ja die for punches, manualrkeys, devices; to -ac 1- W'i I- s d pun r ig ilys an cache -imbued independently. normally" out j .ofoperative relation with l dl 1,

after the punches have receded from said sheet,-'ineansafor punching holesin the sheet nearthe edgesimultaneous'ly with 'erforatl pluralit- 1 roll ing' the: s een:- and niean's controll byv said '2 apparatus'r for perforating r music sheets, comprising; a rec procative head, a

"*saidjpunchcs,,manualfkeys, devices to co-act with said "plmch'es respectively and each controlled independently "a'--key and nor;- mally'out of o erative re respective )unc es, a takeup roll'pro'vided with pins or a perforated sheet, means for 'rotating said ro'll step' by stepgafter the lunches-have receded from sai sheet,- said end having slides nearfopposite ends ":avdapted to co -act with corresponding punches to punch series OfhOlBS near the .55

sheets, .com rising a, 'reci-procative head, a; plurality o punches independentthereof,

means or guhlingihe punches, a die for sand punches; nmnunl keys, dev ces to co-act with said punches respectively and each conil rolled independently by a key and normally y gaikey and;

" Pm 'the sta dr s -vices toco-act; 'Wltli' said punches reunch'es independent] thereof,- 1 means; or] guiding-the punches,-'a die for 'tion with their out of, operative relation with their respec t-ive punches, a takeup roll for a perforated sheet, means for rotating said "roll ste by step after thepunches have receded rom said sheet, .-saidhead having slides near opposite ends adapted. to -co-act with corresponding punches 'to'- punch series of holes near the sides of the sheet, arms opposed to said slides, a. fingerconnected w-ith'said arms, and means connected with said roll to co-actwith said finger to retract said slides from their punches at. definite periods.

A. An apparatus for perforating music sheets, comprising a reclprocative head,- a series of punches independent thereof,

-..manual keys, devices toco-act with saidpunchesrespectively and each controlled independently hy a key andqnormally out of.

operative relation with theirrespective punches, a 'tak'eu'proll for a sheet, means to operate said roll ste by step-after the punches have receded ,f i'o head; having slides near opposite ends to co-act with punches-near opposite ends of the series of'punches, springs connected with .said slides and normally pushing them under H the corresp0n'ding H punches, v and 'means fortperiodically retracting said slides from fl llldelf'thell punches to cause the 'latter;-fto produce rows'of perforations in the sheet near its vedges apart. 1 v

' 5.- An; apparatus for perforating music sheets, comprising fa reciprocative head, means for continuously 'reciprocating the same, a series of punches independent of said-head, means for guiding the punches, a;;die for said punches, manual keys, de-

spectively and each controlled 'independ ngthe sheet, saidat definite distances I 1 ,entlyby key, a takeup roll for a sheet,

,a ratchet connected with said roll to retate the latter, a continually reciprocative dog to act with said ratchet, means to hold said dog normally-out of engagement with said ratchet, and means to, cause said dog to engage said ratchet at will to operate-the roll step by step.

6. An apparatus sheets, comprising .a reciprocative head, means 'for continuously reciprocating the same, a series of punches independent (of said head, means for guidin the punches, a die for'lsaid punches, manual (30 -flctYWlth said punches respectivelzand each controlled independently by a ey, a tak'eup' roll for a sheet, a ratchet connected with said roll to rotate the'latter, a reciprocative rod operatively connected with 88.16. head -'to reciprocate coincidently continuously therewith, a dog carried by said rod for perforating music keys, devices'to to engage said ratchet and normally disengaged therefrom, means to: hold said dog out of engagement with said ratchet, and fneans to at will cause sa d dog to engage arenas same, a series of punches independent of said head, means for guiding the punches, a

die for said punches, manual keys, devices to co-act with said nnches respectively and each controlled in e'pendently by a key, a takeup roll for a sheet, a ratchet connected 'Wlth said roll to rotatethe latter, a reciprostep,

cative rod operatively connected with said head to reciprocate coincidently continuously therewith, a dog carried by said rod toengage said ratchet and normally disengaged therefrom, means to hold said dog out of engagement with said ratchet, and means to at Willcause said dogto engage said ratchet for rotating said roll step by the relation of said dog to said head being such that the dog'will not move the ratchet until the punches are retracted from the sheet.

8; An apparatus for perforating music sheets, comprising a reciprocative head, means for continuously reciprocating the same, a series of punches independent of said head, means for guiding the punches, a

die for said punches, manual keys, devices to co-act With said punches respectively-and each controlled independently by a key, a takeup roll for a sheet,'a ratchet connected with said roll to rotate the latter, a reciproc'ative rod, means for operating the same coincidently continuously with snidhead, a dog carried by said rod to engage said ratchet, a lever carried by the frame engaging the dog to normally hold it disengaged from the ratchet, a pedal connected with said lever, and means for-causing said dog to engage the ratchet when released by said lever.

9. An apparatus for perforating music sheets comprising a reciprocative head, a series of punches independent thereof, means for guiding the punches, a die for said punches, means for at will operating any or said punches, a takeup roll having pins, means for operating said roll step by step, a toothed disk connected with said roll, a finger to engagesaid disk, and arms con nected with said finger to control punches near opposite endsof the series of punches to punch definitelyspaced holes in the sheet to receive the pins on the takeup roll.

10. An, apparatus'for perforating music sheets comprising. areciprocative head, a series of punches independent thereof, means for guiding the punches, a die for said punches, means for at Will operating, any of said punches, a takeup roll provided with equally spaced pins, means for operating said roll step by step, a toothed d sk con ne'c'l'ed with said roll, a-finger to engage said disk, and arms connected with saidfinger to control punches near opposite ends of the series of punches to punch definitely spaced holes in a sheet to receive the pins on said rolhand means for holding said finger out vent operation of the punches controlled by said finger.

11. An apparatus for perforating music sheets comprising a reciprocative head, a series of punches independent thereof, means for uiding the punches, a die for said punc 165, means for at will operatin any of said punches, a takeup roll, means or operating said roll step by step independent of the operation of the head, a toothed disk connected with said roll, a finger to engage said disk, and arms connected with 831d finger to control'punches near opposite ends of the series of punches, an arm connected of engagement with said disk at will to prewith said finger, a lever to co-act With said arm to hold said arm retracted from the toothed disk, and means for holding said lever in set position. 

